St Paul's Cathedral: Teenager dies after falling almost 100 FEET from Whispering Gallery
A TEENAGER has fallen to his death in St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
The man fell almost 99 feet from the Whispering Gallery yesterday afternoon. Emergency services rushed to the scene following the incident but were unable to help the teenager.City of London Police say they are treating the incident as "non-suspicious."
The cathedral was closed yesterday afternoon following the tragedy.
The Evensong service was also cancelled in response to the incident.
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 3.58pm yesterday to reports of an incident on St Paul's Churchyard, City of London.
"We sent a number of resources to the scene including an incident response officer and London's Air Ambulance.
"Sadly, despite the efforts of medics, a person died at the scene."
The Whispering Gallery is one of three galleries accessible within the London landmark.